DavidMcKenna

I read Mort a very very long time ago but absolutely loved it

DJ-ing in Waterbeach back in September. I'm available for weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs and lunar landings

As far as I can tell, Emily in Paris exists to provide sync opportunities for French indie/electropop acts

The EBU dropped plans for a vote on excluding Israel because of the ceasefire

This is the point of the pretend ceasefire. Not to stop the genocide but to allow countries & organisations to more easily resist calls to put pressure on Israel & to reverse actions already taken

Scorching thread

The OG House of Cards is also up there for me (with its breaking of the fourth wall + political intrigue)

the Question Time men of a certain age

I'm at the real ale festival

Breaking this out in tribute, RIP Steve Cropper

Reminds me of my mother-in-law saying 'I bet you like James O'Brien'

The "Gaza ceasefire" is a period of reduced intensity in terms of Israeli attacks.
For the Israeli government this is merely a lull until the genocide can be resumed with full strength, with the aim of mass ethnic cleansing.
Any other plans would have to be imposed on Israel.

For whatever it's worth, I enjoy seeing your music recommendations

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this Girlguiding thing is so miserable. and so emblematic of the bigot playbook. a poisonous minority of mindless, soul rotted cultists intimidating decent people - who far outnumber them - because they have the backing of Big Transphobe. and for what? to make life miserable for a defenceless few

choke enough, by Oklou 13 track album

Oklou in The Wire Top Ten! I'm going to have to listen again - I enjoyed it but maybe it felt a bit too smooth and airy for me. I do love the Scritti Politti moment from 1m37 here oklou.bandcamp.com/album/choke-...

Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social What we're seeing is exactly what we saw in the late 1940s, the late 1960s and the mid- to late 1970s: a concerted and hysterical campaign to delegitimise a Labour government, and indeed the very idea of Labour governments at all.

And even if you're a hater you've got admit: Labour are doing a seriously good job on this front

Sonic Youth's Sister ended up being spread across two tapes which had some remaining space, though. A complete mess.

OTOH it was great when you had one album that spilled over to the other side and then another album that was short enough to fit in its entirety e.g. The Holy Bible and Victorialand

This is horrifying - this leaves the door open for mass incarceration, within which would be the ever more disproportionate sanction of people (especially of colour) from working class communities

Tonight's Rockfort on @resonancefm.bsky.social at 19.30 (GMT) features 1515, Meryl & Theodora, Tales & Ahlam (pictured), Sébastien Forrester, Orphids, Owen and Natacha Tertone www.resonancefm.com

ahaha non

J'espere que ca ne va pas donner des idées a des anciens ministres ici

YouTube video by RTL L'ancien ministre Jean-Michel Blanquer présente l'une de ses compositions musicales

Former French minister for education Jean-Michel Blanquer has presented a song he wrote using AI, based on a Rimbaud poem 😬 youtube.com/shorts/u5Nen...

I think I might enjoy Riot Women a bit more if Wainwright was actually interested in the process of getting it together as a band and making music

Nothing will change in the UK until the press is dealt with
Nothing will change in the UK until the press is dealt with
Nothing will change in the UK until the press is dealt with
Nothing will change in the UK until the press is dealt with
Nothing will change in the UK until the press is dealt with

The result: ultra-syrup

The uncanniness of Bublé is down to an already smooth vocal style being further smoothed by Auto-Tune I think

Ta!

Great! I'm finalising my full Rockfort list today

A couple of my picks have made it into this year's terrific list: France's Destino Scifosi and Rien Virgule's Berceuses Des Deux Mondes

Israel has ‘de facto state policy’ of organised torture, says UN report Committee highlights allegations including dog attacks and sexual violence, raising concern about impunity for war crimes

Organised torture is Israeli state policy

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...